So young women are instead following fashions seen in many Gulf nations. Many prefer a flowing abaya robe, worn with a hijab headscarf and often a face covering as well -- sometimes a medical mask ...

A video of a Saudi woman protesting the mandatory women dress code that requires them to wear abayas in public. The video was first posted by the woman herself on Twitter saying that she went ...

Younger Afghan women are increasingly ditching the burqa. Instead, they are opting for the abaya robe. Taliban rules obligate women not to show their faces in public. Young, urban women in Afghanistan ...